8 Easy Vegan Breakfasts to Make Before School

If your goal is to sleep in as late as possible before the first bell rings, these eight quick breakfasts are for you.

If you’re a student, chances are that you’ve settled into your new school routine. Still, waking up early isn’t always easy, especially if you’re a night owl. To maximize your sleep, you pick out your clothes and make tomorrow’s lunch before bed, but what about breakfast? We’re reminded that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet many people don’t have the time to make a healthy and tasty breakfast before heading to school. This can be an issue because, in order to properly fuel our bodies and our brains for a full day of learning, we need sustenance—fatty, vitamin and mineral rich, fruit-and-vegetable- filled options that will leave us feeling satiated, too. With this in mind, we’re featuring eight quick-and-easy back-to-school vegan breakfasts that take no more than 15 minutes to prepare, have minimal ingredients, and won’t have you sick of the same ol’ thing.

Greens on the goCaitlin Shoemaker of From My Bowl cleverly disguised her daily dose of greens in these zucchini oatmeal jars that take minutes to prepare. Sweetened with blueberries and packed with healthy fats from chia seeds, this combination will keep you full until lunch.

Pumpkin-spice fixOh She Glows’ pumpkin gingerbread muffins are the perfect way to add a little pumpkin spice into your life. Packed with vitamins A and C from the pumpkin purée and good-for-you fats, there’s no shame in eating one or two. There’s also no need to set an alarm with the smell of these coming out of the oven in the morning!

Low-sugar smoothieRecipes for fruit-filled smoothie blends are easy to find, but where are all the vegetables? Alexandra Dawson from In My Bowl created this delicious, low-sugar blend with cauliflower and zucchini that you can make three different ways. Prep time: one minute. Blend time: one minute. Why haven’t you made these yet?

Veggie-filled flapjacksTraditional pancakes are brown and served with fruit, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and/or whipped cream, but Ksenia Avdulova of Breakfast Criminals has changed the flapjack game thanks to these super green pancakes. Think about it this way: you won’t have to eat a salad the size of your face for dinner if you have these in the morning.

“Eggy” breakfast sandwichesProtein-packed tofu makes for a great egg replacement in these fully loaded breakfast sandwiches by Kathy Patalsky at Healthy, Happy Life. These vegan “hand-helds” are the perfect combination of sweet and savory and are made for those days when you’re running out the door. They’re also on the heartier side, so don’t worry about having to snack between breakfast and lunch.

Chia pudding power bowlChia pudding has become one of the trendiest, most decorated healthy breakfast dishes on social media, and Blissful Basil has one-upped regular chia pudding by adding green powder and blending it with chocolate and almond butter. The healthy fats from the chia pudding will satiate you longer and act as pure brain power, but perhaps the biggest plus to this version is the fact that the pudding tastes like dessert!

Classic PB&J with a twistMinimalist Baker has turned this classic lunch-time treat into a quick and easy breakfast (or snack) that you can whip up in just 15 minutes. A combination of oats, flaxseed, and nut butter will fill you up, while dried fruit provides a bit of sweetness to get you through the day.

Nutrient-filled nutellaAs Jenne Claiborne of Sweet Potato Soul once said, “I’m sure you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But I get it. Who has time to make a fancy meal first thing in the morning, in your dorm room, before class? Ain’t nobody got time for that!” That’s why she’s got you covered with a video filled with vegan breakfast ideas and an exclusive, homemade maca nutella recipe that comes together in no time (if you do a little bit of prep beforehand)!

Anastasia Barbuzzi is a health and wellness enthusiast, journalist, freelance writer, and founder of Written Girl.